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- From: lester@naomi.b23b.ingr.com (Les Bartel)
- Subject: Re: disc braks again
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.150149.6916@infonode.ingr.com>
- Keywords: discs vs drums
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- Organization: Dazix, An Intergraph Company
- References: <1992Sep10.224850.10150@bohra.cpg.oz.au> <1992Sep12.182711.24706@cabot.balltown.cma.COM>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:01:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep12.182711.24706@cabot.balltown.cma.COM>, welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty) writes:
- |>
- |> er, no. the CF is pretty similar for disk brake pads and drum brake
- |> shoes. power assist is not needed for drums because there is a force
- |> multiplying servo action designed into drums; such a force multiplier
- |> is not present in disks.
-
- This is correct (according to an article in _Machine Design_ #12 1992
- reference issue). An added note: when the vehicle is moving forward
- the servo action tends to engage the front shoe and disengage the back
- shoe. And vice versa when going in reverse. My guess is this is why
- the front shoe is typically larger than the back shoe (you do less
- backing than forward, and reverse speeds are much lower than forward
- speeds). Of course, just because the back shoe tends to be disengaged
- doesn't mean it doesn't contribute toward the braking effort (it does).
-
- This article also discusses disk and band brakes and brake materials.
-
- - les
-
- |>
- |> cheers,
- |> richard
- |> --
- |> richard welty 518-393-7228
- |> welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com
- |> ``if you can read this, mario, you're too close''
- |> -- bumper sticker seen on a CART safety truck
-
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